BRIEFLY.

Kings' Frolov to be examined

Kings forward Alexander Frolov, who had to leave the Olympics early because of a sore shoulder, will undergo an MRI today to determine the severity of the injury.

Frolov, playing for Russia, injured his shoulder on Saturday and returned to Los Angeles on Tuesday night. During its broadcast Wednesday, NBC said Frolov had suffered strained shoulder ligaments, but the Kings will wait for today's examination by Dr. Ronald Kvitne to determine Frolov's status.

The Kings resume their season, following the 17-day Olympic break, one week from today.

-Rich Hammond

BASKETBALL: Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton, who was involved in a car accident earlier this month and took a medical leave of absence, will undergo surgery to correct chronic hip and back problems before he enters an alcohol treatment center.

Gene Bess became the first college basketball coach to win 1,000 games when Three Rivers (Mo.) Community College beat Forest Park 77-60 in St. Louis.

The 70-year-old Bess' 1,000-258 record is unmatched at any collegiate level. Former North Carolina coach Dean Smith's 879 career wins are the most in NCAA Division I.

Harry Statham at McKendree College in Lebanon, Ill., near St. Louis, is the winningest coach at any four-year college or university, compiling 912 wins in 40 years of coaching.

COLLEGES: Three former college athletes have filed a class action lawsuit against the NCAA, seeking what could be scholarship increases of about $2,500 annually and damages that could amount to $350 million.

The antitrust complaint, filed last week in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, seeks to remove NCAA scholarship limits - tuition, books, room and board - and allow schools to pay what is known as the ``full cost of attendance.'' That includes money for laundry, school supplies, telephone and travel.

The plaintiffs are former Stanford football player Jason White, former UCLA football player Brian Polak and former University of San Francisco basketball player Jovan Harris.

FOOTBALL:Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett pleaded not guilty to charges that he flashed a gun at two people behind a bar on New Year's Day and took a cell phone.

--Navy quarterback Lamar Owens has been charged with raping a female midshipman in her dormitory room, the academy announced.

GOLF: Michelle Wie plans to announce a deal Friday with Omega watches, her third endorsement contract. The 16-year-old golf phenom from Hawaii turned pro in October and signed multiyear deals with Sony and Nike believed to be worth about $8 million.

She has yet to earn money in a tournament. She was disqualified from the Samsung World Championship and missed the cut against the men at the Casio World Open in Japan and the Sony Open.

Wie was to make her 2006 debut today in the Fields Open in Hawaii.

TENNIS: Martina Hingis took another strong step in her return to tennis, defeating sixth-seeded Anastasia Myskina 6-4, 6-3 to set up a quarterfinal matchup with Maria Sharapova at the Dubai Women's Open at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

-Daily News Staff and Wire Reports